Election in Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez and challenger Henrique Capriles

Election law forbids publication of polls in Venezuela a week prior to voting,
but most recent polls put Chavez in front, with Capriles gaining on him.
Chavez has led Venezuela for 13 years, under a banner of 21st Century
socialism, with help from his mentor Fidel Castro across the water in Cuba. The
president is able to inspire a quasi-religious fervour among his supporters
who know him as El Comandante.

3 October 2012: Hugo Chavez dances as Venezuelan singer Hani Caguan
performs during a campaign rally in Valencia, Carabobo state